Tinker Christmas decorations from cardboard tubes: 7 charming DIY projects for Christmas decorations
A cheerful door wreath in bright green and red, a glittering poinsettia for the Christmas tree, a colorful snowman, an adorable angel, the singing Christmas ghosts, candies in imaginative packaging and a hat made of sewing thread: homemade Christmas decorations made from cardboard tubes can be so beautiful. We’ll show you 7 great DIY projects to imitate that are guaranteed to get you in the mood for the family celebration. You can of course include the children, so the anticipation for the Advent season increases as early as November.
Make Christmas decorations out of cardboard rolls: make your own Christmas wreath
Welcome your guests with a soft, nocturnal door wreath made from sustainable materials. The project is pretty simple and well suited even for novice crafters. You will need a little patience, however, as the task is quite time-consuming. Allow between 1 and 1.5 hours for this.
The necessary materials:
25 cardboard tubes
Green paint
hot glue
45 red wooden beads
scissors
Glitter
Mod Podge craft glue
And this is how the Christmas wreath is made:
1. Cut each cardboard tube into three approx. 4 cm thick rings.
2. Press the rings on two sides so that they get the shape of a leaf.
3. Put five rings together to form a circle. Glue together in the middle to create a flower shape.
4. Continue until you have 15 flowers.
5. Glue the individual flowers together. Glue a second row over the first (see photo instructions above).
6. Paint the flowers with green paint. For example, you can use watercolors, oil paints, even acrylic paints.
7. Attach three wooden beads to each flower center with the hot glue gun.
8. Apply glitter to individual petals.
Tinker Christmas decorations from cardboard tubes: Poinsettia as Christmas tree decorations
A happy poinsettia in yellow creates a happy atmosphere in no time. Below is the step-by-step guide for the craft project. Difficulty level: easy, also suitable for beginners. You can make an ornament in less than half an hour.
The necessary materials:
Cardboard tubes
Stapler
Yellow paint
Mod Podge craft glue
Glitter
Deco tape
hot glue
Perforator
And this is how the poinsettia is made:
1. First paint the four rolls in yellow.
2. Then fold each cardboard tube in the middle and secure the two ends together with glue.
3. Put the four cardboard tubes together to form a circle. Staple the ends together with the stapler.
4. Punch a hole at one end with the hole punch.
5. Pull the decorative ribbon through the hole, knot its ends.
6. Apply glitter in the middle with the Mod Podge craft glue.
Make Christmas decorations yourself from cardboard tubes: snowman
Have you already wrapped all of the gifts and have some decorative ribbons left over? Then we offer you an interesting last-minute handicraft idea: Make the snowman shown above out of a cardboard tube. The project is extremely simple and suitable even for children. This takes about 15-20 minutes.
The necessary materials:
1 cardboard tube
scissors
Deco ribbon remnants
hot glue
Sewing thread
pencil
ruler
And this is how the snowman is made:
1. First cut the cardboard tube into three rings of equal thickness.
2. Decorate each ring with different decorative ribbons.
3. Wrap a decorative ribbon as a scarf and fix it with the hot glue gun.
4. Pull a hanging cord through the upper ring.
Make Christmas angels yourself out of cardboard tubes
Whether at the table or under the Christmas tree: a Christmas angel exudes a festive mood. We’ll show you some inspiration to do it yourself. Craft beginners should take their time and make the angel themselves for 2 hours, while craft fans can master the task for less than an hour.
Here are the necessary materials:
Cardboard tube
Corrugated cardboard in pink
Pink paint
Yellow construction paper
Construction paper in silver
Mini cake toppers
3 buttons
Fine liner
scissors
adhesive
hot glue
pencil
Circle
ruler
And this is how the angel is made:
1. Use the cardboard tube as a template and draw a circle on the yellow construction paper. Draw a larger circle around the first circle with the compass.
2. Cut out the large circle. Cut about half a centimeter wide strips over the entire circumference to just below the inner circle.
3. Paint half of the cardboard tube pink, cover the remaining half with corrugated cardboard.
4. Glue the yellow circle above the pink painted half. The circle serves as “hair”. Glue two or three strips of the yellow construction paper to the sides as a “strand of hair”.
5. Paint a face with the fine liner.
6. Attach three buttons to the corrugated cardboard with the hot glue gun.
7. Fold the cake top in half. Attach to the angel’s back with the hot glue gun.
8. Make the halo out of the silver construction paper.
Make a Christmas gnome out of cardboard rolls and felt
The table gets even more festive with these cute Christmas gnomes singing Christmas carols. They are also ideal as decoration on the children’s table. Difficulty level: moderate. You need to sew a felt hat, otherwise the instructions are pretty straightforward.
The necessary materials:
Cardboard tube
Corrugated cardboard
Pink construction paper
Construction paper in white
scissors
adhesive
Fineliner
felt
4-5 mini pompoms
Sewing thread
needle
Paint color in pink
This is how the Christmas gnomes are made:
1. Completely cover the cardboard tube with corrugated cardboard.
2. Cut a triangle out of felt, roll up its two outer corners towards the middle and sew the loose edges together. Glue the pom-poms at the top.
3. Cut a circle out of pink construction paper and paint the face on it.
4. Cut the hands out of pink construction paper.
5. Cut a rectangle out of white cardboard and fold it in the middle. Draw notes on one side.
6. Arrange the face, the hands and the book on the cardboard tube and glue it in place.
7. Put on the hat.
Tinker Christmas decorations from cardboard tubes: wrap sweets
No guest can say goodbye to their host on Christmas without a little gift. Whether as a small souvenir or a present: sweets are still a very popular variant. For such a personal thank you, the packaging must also be creatively designed. We’ll show you how you can make beautiful packaging out of cardboard tubes in 10 minutes.
The necessary materials:
Cardboard tubes
Deco tape
Wrapping paper
adhesive
Sweets
This is how the candies are made:
1. Wrap the cardboard tube in wrapping paper.
2. Decorate with various decorative ribbons.
3. Fill the candy. Tie golden decorative ribbons at both ends.
Christmas decorations from cardboard rolls: make Christmas tree decorations from knitting yarn
The last tutorial may seem complicated at first, but in fact it is perhaps the easiest. Also suitable for children of kindergarten age. In any case, you need to be patient when doing handicrafts – it can take up to an hour to finish the Christmas tree decorations.
The necessary materials:
Cardboard tubes
scissors
Knitting yarn e.g. wool thread in different colors
And this is how the hat is made:
1. Cut 35 wool threads with a length of 20 cm.
2. Cut a 3 cm thick ring out of the cardboard tube.
3. Fold the first wool thread in the middle to make a loop. Pull the loop through the cardboard tube ring. Tighten the two ends of the wool thread through the loop.
4. Continue until the cardboard tube is completely covered with the wool threads. So you have to tie the individual threads tightly together.
5. Tie the ends of the knotted wool threads together with a short piece of wool. complete!
